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    KAMANDAG 8 | Philippines All-Hands HADR Response in Batanes [Image 9 of 15]

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    KAMANDAG 8 | Philippines All-Hands HADR Response in Batanes

    BASCO, PHILIPPINES

    10.17.2024

    Photo by Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez 

    III MEF Information Group     

    U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs specialists with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group and 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Philippine Navy sailors, and the director of Batanes’ Provisional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, pose for a photo after a humanitarian aid and disaster relief operation at Batanes, Philippines on Oct. 17, 2024. The civil affairs team observed and gained insights from the Philippines’ HADR response to Typhoon Julian as part of KAMANDAG 8. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)

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    Date Taken: 10.17.2024
    Date Posted: 10.22.2024 01:21
    Photo ID: 8710301
    VIRIN: 241017-M-CX509-1324
    Resolution: 7339x4895
    Size: 6.79 MB
    Location: BASCO, PH

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